MANI’s Stated Purpose

  • To affirm, motivate, mobilize and network Christian leaders By
  • Inspiring them with the vision of reaching the unreached and least evangelized in Africa and the wider world Through
  • The communication of up to date research, reports and models
  • Consultations and prayer efforts focussing on the unfinished task

Mobilization of national Churches

  • PIONEER CHURCH PLANTING (PCP)
    Identify and reach out to the least evangelized people groups, geographical areas and classes of society in their country
  • WORLD MISSION (WM)
    Play a significant role in reaching the least evangelized peoples and nations worldwide  SATURATION CHURCH PLANTING (SCP)
    Develop a cooperative national strategy designed to saturate their country with accessible groups of believers and facilitate a process of transformation

Basic Assumptions

  • The Church in Africa has a critical role in the fulfilment of the Great Commission in the 21st Century
  • The Church in Africa has the primary ministry gifts, manpower and material resources
  • Through the mobilization of these resources – in partnership with the global Church – the vision of “a church for every people and the gospel for every person” can be realized

MANI History

  • 1960’s: Many African nations gained independence
  • Many leadership positions occupied by missionaries were handed over to nationals
  • Launch of several National Initiatives to mobilize churches and ministries for national and global evangelization
  • 1990’s: AD 2000 and Beyond, Interdev, Dawn Ministries
  • 1997: Global Consultation On World Evangelization (GCOWE ‘97) in South Africa
  • 2001: African Millennial Consultation in Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem Declaration 
  • Birth of MANI
  • 2006: Continental Consultation

MANI 2006

  • Continental Consultation

    • 520 delegates from 65 countries Nearly every African nation represented Representatives from global missions Africans in Diaspora
    • 28 February – 3 March 2006 In Nairobi – Kenya

Purpose


To bring together influential and cutting edge Christian leaders from every nation in Africa to:
    • Celebrate what God is doing in and through Africa
    • Focus on the challenge of the unfinished task
    • Share visions, dreams and burdens
    • Assess the development of National Initiatives
    • Learn from innovative and effective African models
    • Face up to critical challenges to the Church
    • Pray together for the evangelization of Africa and the world

Full Programme


  • A lot of Praise and Worship
  • Powerful Morning Devotions by cutting edge Christian leaders
  • Challenging Plenary Sessions with multi-media presentations
      • – Opening Ceremony with flag parade
      – African National Initiatives
      – Transformation Africa
      – Challenges and Opportunities
      – Critical issues
  • Intensive afternoon Working Groups
  • Country and Regional Meetings in the evening

Critical Issues & Challenges


  • Transformational Leadership
  • Transformation through prayer
  • Empowering women
  • Discipleship
  • Islam
  • HIV/Aids
  • Illiteracy: Oral Communication of the Gospel
  • Missions in Africa
  • Church Planting

Botswana meetings results


A sharper vision and a revitalized commitment to see:
    • Every unreached people group, geographical area and class of society penetrated with the gospel (PCP)
    • The involvement of a significant number of our Botswana Churches in global missions (WM)
    • A healthy Church functioning in every community of the population (SCP)
    • The Body of Christ working in strategic partnership to achieve these goals (ANI)

Isaiah 19:19-25


In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the heart of Egypt,
and a monument to the LORD at its border.
It will be a sign and witness to the LORD Almighty in the land of Egypt.
When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors,
he will send them a savior and defender,
and he will rescue them.
So the LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians,
and in that day they will acknowledge the LORD.
They will worship with sacrifices and grain offerings;
they will make vows to the LORD and keep them.
The LORD will strike Egypt with a plague;
he will strike them and heal them.
They will turn to the LORD,
and he will respond to their pleas and heal them.

In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria.
The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria.
The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
In that day Israel will be the third,
along with Egypt and Assyria,
a blessing on the earth.
The LORD Almighty will bless them, saying,
“Blessed be Egypt my people,
Assyria my handiwork,
and Israel my inheritance.”

Philip Jenkins


“Over the past century … the center of Christianity has shifted inexorably southward, To Africa, Asia and Latin America. Already today, the largest Christian communities on the planet are to be found in Africa and Latin America.”

Challenges for the EFB

  • Formulation of a national initiative
  • Creating a missionary sending environment and organisation for the Botswana evangelical churches
  • Global Day of Prayer
  • Ensuring accuracy of data on Operation World document
  • Research capability

HIV/AIDS Commission

Chairman – Pastor Emmanuel Nwako
Vice Chairman – Pastor Dr. Christopher Sichilima
Treasurer – Pastor Angela Hlambelo

Other members

Pastor John Lubbe
Mr. Baatweng Motladiile
Mr. Jonathan Beesigomwe

HIV/AIDS Project

Project Manager Pastor Owen Isaacs
Finance Administrator – Mrs. Pungie Kennekae
Assistant Project Officer (Gantsi) – Ms Margaret Kandjise